Transparency index

Scottish Government FOI releases

21,864releases indexed
39,478attachments found
29.7avg calendar days
8,113partially withheld
2016-06-13oldest in sample
2026-06-12newest in sample

Outcomes

partially withheld 8,113 unclear 7,200 not held 3,069 released 1,537 already published 671 cost limit 607 clarification 349 withheld 241 transferred 77

Top Exemptions

s.38(1) 4931 s.20 4280 s.34(1) 3589 s.39(2) 3481 s.30 2878 s.17(1) 2774 s.25(1) 2381 s.10(4) 1987 s.11(2) 1571 s.29(1) 1175 s.2 1158 s.3 908

Timeline

2026-06 1 2026-05 410 2026-04 312 2026-03 217 2026-02 589 2026-01 479 2025-12 177 2025-11 263

Directorate Profiles

Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate 1,279 releases · 27.9 avg days Marine Directorate 967 releases · 29.6 avg days Energy and Climate Change Directorate 923 releases · 31.0 avg days Learning Directorate 861 releases · 34.4 avg days Economic Development Directorate 729 releases · 39.9 avg days Constitution Directorate 685 releases · 36.1 avg days Population Health Directorate 645 releases · 28.7 avg days People Directorate 633 releases · 25.8 avg days
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7,200 matching releases

Minister for Housing office staff structure: FOI release

The staff structure/organogram (giving job titles, not names of individuals) for the Minister for Housing office, including both civil service and political staff, and (ii) the wider and complete political staff structure/organogram (special advisors) of the current Scottish Government. The pay grades for each staff m...

FOI unclear 75 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers special advisers 2 attachments
Published
2023-10-18
Reference
202300358399
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport office staff structure: FOI release

The staff structure/organogram (giving job titles, not names of individuals) for the Minister for Social Care, Mental Wellbeing and Sport office, including both civil service and political staff, and (ii) the wider and complete political staff structure/organogram (special advisors) of the current Scottish Government. ...

FOI unclear 80 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers special advisers s.20 2 attachments
Published
2023-10-18
Reference
202300358390
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Minister for Higher and Further Education and Minister for Veterans office staff structure: FOI release

The staff structure/organogram (giving job titles, not names of individuals) for the Minister for Higher and Further Education and Minister for Veterans office, including both civil service and political staff, and (ii) the wider and complete political staff structure/organogram (special advisors) of the current Scotti...

FOI unclear 80 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers special advisers s.20 2 attachments
Published
2023-10-18
Reference
202300358391
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Staff who worked on the Renewing Democracy through Independence paper: FOI release

The number of civil servants who worked on the Renewing Democracy through Independence paper from the Scottish Government. The total number of printed copies of this paper were made in total. If you can’t give me the overall total number of printed copies of the paper, can I please have the number of printed copies o...

FOI unclear 55 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence spending s.17(1)
Published
2023-10-17
Reference
202300358646
Directorate
Constitution Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Scottish Public Pensions Agency (SPPA) pensions increase: FOI release

Whether the Scottish Public Pensions Agency has fulfilled its commitment to uprating benefits by 10.1% this financial year through uprating the occupational pension by 5% and uprating the state pension by an addition 5% (on top of the already promised 10.1% uprating of the state pension from the UK Government). If so, ...

FOI unclear 50 score 23 working days over deadline correspondence spending
Published
2023-10-17
Reference
202300358727
Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Scottish 4G Infill Programme proposed sites for mobile masts in Scotland: EIR release

Please could you provide the number of proposed sites for mobile masts in Scotland as part of the Scottish 4G Infill Programme or any other project/application for mobile masts? Can you please state the exact location of each proposed site? Please include any offshore sites. Please also state the status of the mast -...

FOI/EIR unclear 50 score 18 working days correspondence
Published
2023-10-17
Reference
202300359953
Directorate
Digital Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Minister for Public Health and Women’s Health office staff structure: FOI release

The staff structure/organogram (giving job titles, not names of individuals) for the Minister for Public Health and Women’s Health office, including both civil service and political staff, and (ii) the wider and complete political staff structure/organogram (special advisors) of the current Scottish Government. The pa...

FOI unclear 80 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers special advisers s.20 2 attachments
Published
2023-10-17
Reference
202300358407
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Minister for Independence office staff structure: FOI release

The staff structure/organogram (giving job titles, not names of individuals) for the Minister for Independence office, including both civil service and political staff, and (ii) the wider and complete political staff structure/organogram (special advisors) of the current Scottish Government. The pay grades for each st...

FOI unclear 80 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers special advisers s.20 2 attachments
Published
2023-10-17
Reference
202300358401
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Minister for Community Wealth and Public Finance office staff structure: FOI release

The staff structure/organogram (giving job titles, not names of individuals) for the Minister for Community Wealth and Public Finance office, including both civil service and political staff, and (ii) the wider and complete political staff structure/organogram (special advisors) of the current Scottish Government. The...

FOI unclear 80 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers special advisers s.20 2 attachments
Published
2023-10-17
Reference
202300358404
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Public sector

The staff structure for the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice office: FOI release

The staff structure/organogram (giving job titles, not names of individuals) for the Cabinet Secretary for Social Justice office, including both civil service and political staff, and (ii) the wider and complete political staff structure/organogram (special advisors) of the current Scottish Government. The pay grades ...

FOI unclear 75 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers special advisers 2 attachments
Published
2023-10-17
Reference
202300358369
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Public Sector

Minister for Energy office staff structure: FOI release

The staff structure/organogram (giving job titles, not names of individuals) for the Minister for Energy office, including both civil service and political staff, and (ii) the wider and complete political staff structure/organogram (special advisors) of the current Scottish Government. The pay grades for each staff me...

FOI unclear 80 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers special advisers s.20 2 attachments
Published
2023-10-17
Reference
202300358406
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Cabinet Secretary for Wellbeing Economy, Fair Work and Energy office staff structure: FOI release

The staff structure/organogram (giving job titles, not names of individuals) for the Cabinet Secretary for Wellbeing Economy, Fair Work and Energy office, including both civil service and political staff, and (ii) the wider and complete political staff structure/organogram (special advisors) of the current Scottish Gov...

FOI unclear 80 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence ministers special advisers s.20 2 attachments
Published
2023-10-17
Reference
202300358374
Directorate
Communications and Ministerial Support Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Grounding of Pentland Ferries vessel mv Pentalina on 29 April 2023: FOI release

Please supply any and all correspondence regarding the grounding of Pentland Ferries vessel mv Pentalina near St Margaret's Hope Pier on April 29 this year. Please also provide any and all attachments/appendixes to the above correspondence. Please provide Transport Minister Kevin Stewart's note on the incident involvin...

FOI unclear 75 score 18 working days correspondence ministers 2 attachments
Published
2023-10-16
Reference
202300360208
Directorate
Topic
Public sector

The National Transport Strategy Delivery Board: FOI release

Details of the National Transport Strategy Delivery Board, including the date of formation, membership of this board, the cost to the Scottish Government from the date of formation to 4 October 2023 and are any members of the Board renumerated and if so what for.

FOI unclear 50 score 6 working days correspondence ministers meetings spending
Published
2023-10-16
Reference
FOI/202300379441
Directorate
Topic
Public sector, Transport

Scottish Public Pensions Agency (SPPA) deployed device quantities and procurement plans: FOI release

Q1. Can you please list the number of devices deployed by your organisation for the following? (list included in attachment) Q2. Does your organisation have plans to procure any of the below services, if yes then please provide information. (list included in attachment) Q3. Does your organisation have any plans to pr...

FOI unclear 80 score 10 working days correspondence contracts s.20 2 attachments
Published
2023-10-16
Reference
202300361478
Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Complaints received by Social Security Scotland from staff and clients: FOI release

Request for information 1: Each category/type of complaint that Social Security Scotland can receive and deal with from clients. By clients I am referring to people who receive benefits from Social Security Scotland). Request for information 2: The number of complaints from clients broken down by calendar year since 2...

FOI unclear 75 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence 2 attachments
Published
2023-10-13
Reference
202300353786
Directorate
Social Security Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Consultation on Alcohol Advertising: FOI release

Information in relation to the Scottish Government consultation on Alcohol Advertising which was published on 17 November 2022 (noted here: https://www.gov.scot/publications/consultation-restricting-alcohol-advertising-promotion/documents/). I note that this consultation seeks views on a number of matters which it is ...

FOI unclear 55 score 37 working days over deadline correspondence ministers briefings spending s.4 s.1 s.5 s.10 s.12 s.13
Published
2023-10-12
Reference
202300351463
Directorate
Population Health Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Housing Statistics: FOI release

The total number of tenants in Scotland who have a joint tenancy. The number of tenants in Scotland on a joint tenancy in the PRS The number of tenants in Scotland on a joint tenancy in council housing. The number of tenants in HMOs in the PRS.

FOI unclear 80 score 21 working days over deadline correspondence s.25(1) 2 attachments
Published
2023-10-12
Reference
FOI/202300367337
Directorate
Tackling Child Poverty and Social Justice Directorate
Topic
Housing, Public sector

Information about protective expenses orders: EIR release

"Information held by the Scottish Government on PEOs that have been applied for and the outcomes of those applications", noting your particular interest in "information held by the Scottish Government on the name of relevant cases, the year of application/decision, and the outcome."

FOI/EIR unclear 80 score 11 working days correspondence s.20 4 attachments
Published
2023-10-12
Reference
202300363956
Directorate
Justice Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Costs of Deposit Return Scheme: EIR release

On tonight's (Thursday, 27th April) BBC Scotland news you stated that the Scottish Government had spent "hundreds of millions" on the DRS scheme. It would seem to me that this is either a misquote, a wild exaggeration or a worrying overspend of taxpayers money. Could you please advise (a) which of the above is correc...

FOI/EIR unclear 50 score 24 working days over deadline correspondence ministers spending
Published
2023-10-11
Reference
202300354730
Directorate
Environment and Forestry Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Staff who are absent from work through sickness: FOI release

In your request you asked for the number of days absence due to ill health taken by staff in each of the past 5 years broken down by medical condition. You also requested further information in relation to the number of staff absent due to ill health and the average as well as maximum length of absence in each of the p...

FOI unclear 75 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence 2 attachments
Published
2023-10-11
Reference
202300354727
Directorate
People Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Information pertaining to disclosure of an intimate image: FOI release

The number of people proceeded against for “threatening to disclose an intimate image” and “disclosure of an intimate image” from 2017 until the present, broken down by area/division/council (whichever format is available). The number of people acquitted for “threatening to disclose an intimate image” and “disclosure o...

FOI unclear 55 score 16 working days correspondence s.2(1)
Published
2023-10-11
Reference
202300361247
Directorate
Safer Communities Directorate
Topic
Public sector

Juryless trials: FOI release

A full list of people/groups consulted over the justice reforms for juryless rape trials? How many defence solicitors/groups were consulted? Angela Constance said that the juryless trial pilot will still go ahead on Tuesday May 8. How will these be done if no defence solicitor chooses to take part? All correspondence b...

FOI unclear 50 score 16 working days correspondence ministers
Published
2023-10-11
Reference
202300360983
Directorate
Justice Directorate
Topic
Public sector

School inspections: FOI release

The number of schools that have been inspected in the previous financial year (2022-2023)? The number of schools that have not been inspected since the financial year 2012-2013? The percentage of public schools that have been inspected since the 2012-2013 financial year? The percentage of independent schools that have ...

FOI unclear 55 score 22 working days over deadline correspondence s.66(1) s.3
Published
2023-10-11
Reference
202300354660
Directorate
Topic
Public sector